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Sunday, May 1, 2011

Emerald green on May Day

The weather took a turn for the cold again, which gave me the perfect excuse to take this 1930s wool and rayon piece for another outing today. Some of you might remember that I wore it to Helsinki Vintage back in September. The dress is, unfortunately, not in the best of shape but is still very beautiful and comes with plenty of drool-worthy details. I love the soutache down the front and the deco hooks at the neck, the shirring at the shoulders and those darted sleeves. Gorgeous!

FYI: the framed photo in the last picture is one of my grandma's lovely headshots from around the 50s.

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Welcome to Harlean's Heyday! My name is Riikka and I hail from Helsinki, Finland. I am a film historian, a fake redhead, a bon vivant wreaking havoc in academia in vintage frocks and finger waves. This blog has been named after one of my favourite actresses and style icons, Jean Harlow. She symbolises what this project is all about; love for cinema, glamour of the days gone by and, of course, blogging about it!